SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 544, 26 June 1909, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Keibuws Bowling Club Dance. The Kelburne Bowling Club gave ;its annual dance in the Sydney btreet Schoolroom last eight. The hall looked very well, with its hangings of flags and trailing lycopodium, and the stage 1 was carpeted, decorated, and comfortably furnished, for those who chose to look on at the pretty sceno, and the rooms on one side of the hall were, furnished for peoplo to sit out, while a room on the other side was set asido for those ivbo preferred to play cards or table-bowls Some tharraingly pretty frocks were worn Mrs pinnie wore a handsome dress of black spotted net, over black silk, with opalescent and ilver trimming, and a cluster of pale pink loses; Mrs' Knowlesiwas in black satin, with cream lace, Miss Pascoe, pale heliotrope latin; Miss Williamson, cream silk, Miss Webb, heliotrope silk, Mrs M'Villy, pale pink silk, with cream net sleeves, }liss S Carter,"white'not, over pale pink, Miss Shearer,' cream net, with touches of pale blue on skirt and bodice, and pale blue saen, Miss Dickerson, cream satin, with silver soquined trimming, Miss Mitchell, white silk, Mrs Taplin, black silk, with cream chiffon; Mrs H Eislop, white chiffon taffetas, with 1 handsome Maltese lace, Miss Bodmin, prim- , rose silk, Miss Abrahams, dark green velvet , Miss M. 'Clarke, white 'chiffon taffetas, with silver trimming Among others pre--1 sent were- Messrs Dinnio, Knowles, Pascoe, i Williamson, Hodgkuis, Campbell, Hamerton, Wilson, and Boutley. , ' n Palmerston Notes. ' A very pleasant little dance was given on ' Thursday evening by Mrs, Aithur Kussell, who received her guests in" a very Handsome' '' princess.'robe of black velvet. Miss llussell wore emerald green and Miss''im Kussell'B frock was t of heliotrope orystelkno, with satin "belt. Among 'those present vtere: Mrs. Abraham, in'a handsome gown of black' > lace, over white, with, 'eflcctivo panels of velvet flowers, Mrs. A.' Strang, 'in saxe blue j ninon, Mrs Watson, in, white satin,' trimmed 1 with handsome lace, Mr's/W. Strang, in pale blue satin,i with pretty '; steej eaibrpidenss. The two' debutants—Miss Sylvia Abraham,' and her cousin, Miss SybU wore pretty frocks of soft white satin, trimmed the one with' sdver, and the other with I pearl 'trimmings, ' and' 'they carried white shower bouquets Miss Loughnan wore a 1 handsome frock of vieux rose silk, relieved | with volvot of a/darker shade ; and effective I ' Roman embroideries, Miss Beswick was in a sti a.. 1 £ directoire gown, of old gold sat 1, withv pre'tty lace berthe, embroidered / ,m heliotrope and green, and sleeves made of frills of the same lace, she also wore a floral ooronot; Miss Miles wore white corded silk, anil black volvet coronet, and Miss Slack, graceful gown of - heliotrope ninon, trimmed with plaitrags of pale yellow, pink, and -.heliotrope /silk. „ Others-present Were Misses" Denniston (Peel ' Forest),' O'Brien, Warburton, Waldcgrave, Monro, ' and, Messrs • Denniston, Wilson, Hbdson (Wellington), Higgmson (Kercru), Baldwin, Watson, Bagnall, Davidson, and Captain Bussoll, and Major Lascelles. Supper was served in the dining-roorn, the table'being lecorated with scarlet geraniums, while the lrawmg-room^and,ball-room were most artistically deoorated with almond 'blossoms. His many friends are pleased to "see Mr" 1 Matheson back in Palmerston again "Be has taken Mr Smith's place as manager of the Bank of New Zealand, while the latter is away on sick leave , The Winter Show was a very crowded place on Thursday, when the outside attraction was the jumping competitions luckily the ram, which rendered Wednesday >such £ a disagreeable'day for the football matches, cleared off, and thousands of visitOn arrived »Ji J-™ 11 ) tra Pi and car An indoor attraction on Thursday afternoon was the interesting address given by her Exoollencv Ladv Plunket, on behalf of the Plunket Nurse Societv ' i P l I j ßlnber of mothers attended, and after tho lecture, afternoon tea was provided by the committee Lady Plnnkot wore a costume of ernorald cloth, with black Sat and handsome furs Mrs -Cohen, tho local secretary, had a handsomo black costume, with black and white'blouse and sealikin coit, and larep bhek hat, 'lined witlf pale bine Mrs Martin was id n'aVy blue coat and skirt, *with white tfUrs, and pretty teseda green hat 1- ' [

Masterton Notes. , ; The entertainment given at the Masterton iown Hall on Thursday ovemhg, in* aid of the budding .fund of St. Matthew's Church, was a very successful and picturesque one. mere were songs, dances, orchestral, music, end v*nous tableaux, these last being produced under tbe direction of Miss Woltf, I ine second part of the programme consisted of tho Gipsy camp entertainment, which nas arranged by. Mrs 'H J. Tapley and "Mr. G 0 liranson The staging of'this part of tho programmo was wonderfully realistic, and too performers acted their parts very clov-' erly. Airs Tapley sang several songs de-1 hgbtfujly. Mr. -Branson sang tho "Trouba-1 dour Song," and tho "Vatota " was danced I by several young ladies. Tho audionco wasi a very largo one, and among thoso present i wore Mesdames M Meredith, James, W H Beetham, H. H. Beetham, P. Cook, Watson,! Williams, Hostang, Summcreli, Boddington, l H M. Boddington. W. Jackson, D Hampton, H. Wood, N. James, Baird, C i H Robinson A H Wnghtson, H. P Perry, Noble, Campbell, Mackcrsey. Misses Fowler, ■Hampton, Bennett, Boskmg, Meredith, Wolff, Holmes, Drummond, Moore,'Rov. H Watson, Moßsrs. Beetham. Cox, Schlanders Boddington, Dr. Cook, Dr Prior, Dr. A Hosking, and Dr TV. H. Hosting.' , Mr J. H. 'A. Skipper, only son of tho late C. P. Skipper, of Masterton, was yesto Miss 0 , Wallcn, eldest daughter of Mr. ,3. Wallen, of Whitford, Auckland. The Re*. A 'M 'Johnson was the officiating clergyman. _ Mrs H. N. Novins.of Annedalo, is paying a short visit to Wollington. Mr* Wnghtson, of Waipipi, who has been spending a fortnight at the Hutt, has returned to her homo Mrs Lamb, of Manaia, is staying with friends in tho Hawko's Bay district Mrs Wilson, of Auckland, is" tho guest of Dr and Miss Prior , • Miss Austin (Sydney), who has beon the CTest of Mrs. Mackersoy, has/gone to Hawko's Bay.

Mr. and Mrs Coleridge, have moved into their house on Salamanca Road i , Mrs. P. M. 8.1 Fisher left yesterday for Pahiatua, and will remain there for several days. , ~*i Miss Ariino Thackeray loft for a week's holiday at Wanganm by yesterday morning's express. Sho will be tho guest of Dr. and Mis. M'Naughton Christie. , i Mr. and Mrs. 'TringhniaJ from Pigeon Bush, are now staying at the Grand Hotel,and mil probably remain in' town for the , rest of tfio winter. 'Mr, and"Mrs. T. Humphries aro going, in a few fvceks,' to live at the Hutt, whero they haVe taken tho house near the station, at gresent nccuniad bi Mr. A. Sav'lßl,